Learn to Snowshoe or Cross-Country Ski at Winter Trails 2009

Two major alpine resorts, a former Olympics venue, and a metropolitan state park are new anchor sites for Winter Trails 2009, a day when children and adults new to snow sports can try snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing free at participating locations in North America. The four new event venues – Windham Resort in New York, Tenney Mountain in New Hampshire, Soldier Hollow in Utah, and Ft. Snelling in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - reflect the variety of locations that host Winter Trails scheduled

Winter Trails 2009 will occur January 10, 2009, at most locations and anchor sites in the U.S. and Canada, and the Estes Park, Colo., event will occur on February 14, 2009.

Nearly 100 venues throughout North America participate in Winter Trails and new venues are posted weekly on WinterTrails.org. The 2008 program attracted more than 11,000 children and adults who either were new to snow sports or alpine skiers and snowboarders wanting to try a different snow sport. Each Winter Trails event is hosted by a local group or organization.

Registration for Winter Trails 2009 is online for the first time this year to make it easy for participants to sign up for their preferred location. There is no charge for the use of equipment and trails and many locations offer both snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Some are snowshoe-only including most anchor sites. These are sites serviced directly by suppliers of snowshoes and cross country skis. Affiliate sites that make up the bulk of Winter Trails events are those where venues use their existing inventory of products. Hours and additional offerings vary. Details accompany each event’s listing on the Winter Trails website. Registration also is available at each site.

 Winter Trails 2009 is part of the snow sports industry’s Learn a Snow Sport Month promotion during January. Additional information about other snow sports learning programs are being posted on WinterFeelsGood.com. SnowSports Industries America (SIA) manages Winter Trails in partnership with the American Hiking Society (AHS) and the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA).

Current 2009 Winter Trails sponsors and media partners include: Alpina, Atlas, Atomic, Columbia, Cross Country Skier magazine, Grabber, Karhu, Kahtoola, Exel, Fischer, ixtconcepts, Inc., Leki, Liftopia, MSR, Nature Valley, OnTheSnow.com, Redfeather, Rossignol, SkiTrax, snowshoemagazine.com, Sorel, Swix, Tubbs, Turtle Fur, Whitewoods, XCSkiresorts.com, and Yukon Charlie.

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